Name: Sydney Griffin July 2019

After reviewing the characteristics and qualities of effective educators as identified by research,
write out 2 characteristics that will be easy for you to implement in your classroom and 2 that
you will consciously work on.

Glows
The Effective Teacher as a person…
1. Addresses students by name
2. Responds to students with respect at all
times
Grows
1. Practices self-reflection for improvement
2. Conducts 1:1 conversations with students

The Effective Teacher as a professional…

1. Believes that all students can be successful
in the classroom and achieve at high levels
2. Maintains an up to date calendar
3. Maintains a positive attitude in difficult
situtions
1. Collaborates with the dept, parents and
admin
2. Conducts parent meetings in a proactive
manner
3. Designs and implements quality lessons

The effective Teacher established classroom

management and organization that…
1. Maintains a clean and orderly classroom 1. Maintains daily routines and procedures
2. Displays consistency with rules and 2. Provides instruction bell to bell
consequences

The Effective Teacher implements instruction

that…
1. Provides a variety of methods for learning:
visual, auditory and kinesthetic
2. Is responsive to situations and students'
needs
The Effective Teacher monitors student progress
and potential by…
1. Use a variety of assessments to
demonstrate mastery of the skill
2. Check for understanding and provide
feedback
1. Incorporates higher order thinking
questions for deeper learning
2. Facilitates learning with the best practices
1. Communicating student progress to parents
and admin as needed
2. Displaying consistency in grades - no
extremes